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A collaborative agenda for health and well-being in Uganda : Medical social workers working with a community church
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2023)
According to the National Association of Social Workers (2017), the primary
mission of the social work profession is to promote human well-being through
adequate satisfaction of human needs, especially the needs of the ...
Interrogating police work spillover and intimate partner violence: experiences of female civilian survivors in Uganda
(Journal of Gender Studies, 2023)
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a symptom of gender inequality. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 5), announced the call to achieve gender equality, and to have more vigorous efforts, including legal ...
Interrogating police work spillover and intimate partner violence: experiences of female civilian survivors in Uganda
(2022-01-02)
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a symptom of gender inequality. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 5), announced the call to achieve gender equality, and to have more vigorous efforts, including legal ...
Associations between mild depression and anxiety and physical inactivity among school-going Ugandan adolescents aged 14 to 17 years
(Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health, 2024-04)
Objective: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate associations between physical activity levels and emotional and behavioural problems in school-going adolescents aged 14 to 17 years in Uganda.
Methods: ...
The lay meaning (s) and understanding of depression among the middle-aged and elderly patients at Butabika Hospital. Implication for formal mental healthcare utilisation in Uganda
(Social Work in Mental Health, 2024-02-26)
This article explores the lay meaning(s) and understanding of depression among middle-aged and elderly patients in Uganda and its impact on treatment seeking. Through an interpretive phenomenological approach, data was ...
The urban motorcycle taxi sector in Sub-Saharan Africa: needs, practices and equity issues
(Urban, Planning and Transport Research, 2024-05-13)
Motorcycle taxis in Sub-Saharan Africa are an essential compo-
nent of the urban transport mix, providing vital services - such as
access to markets, education and health facilities - to citty dwell-
ers across the ...
Efficacy of an 8-hour education intervention on dementia knowledge, attitude and skills in healthcare professionals in regional hospitals: a nation-wide study from Uganda
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2023-04-11)
Introduction: dementia imposes an enormous
burden, mainly in low-income countries (LICs). Due
to lack of well-trained healthcare professionals,
70-90% of people with dementia do not receive
adequate care in LICs. The ...
Towards entrapment: an escalating reality for children and adolescents living with HIV/Aids in Uganda
(Towards Evidence Generation and Policy Development, 2022)
In 2004, UNAIDS, UNICEF, and USAID collaborated and authored an influential
report titled Children in the Brink (UNICEF, 2004). This report is used to set the
context of this book chapter. The publication did not only ...
Research capacity strengthening in Africa: Perspectives from the social sciences, humanities, and arts
(Elsevier, 2023-05)
Global and human development and freedoms increasingly thrive on robust and policyorientated research and related activities. Yet, the African research landscape faces a myriad of challenges which have resulted in a very ...